# NTSB MKC81DCQ32: Pitts S-1S, N80PF, Conway Springs, KS, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Conway Springs, KS · CONWAY SPRINGS, KS
- Location: 37.3899° N, 97.6429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conway Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3899&lon=-97.6429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0760  81/4/25    CONWAY SPRINGS,KS   PITTS S-1S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1285
        TIME - 1030                    N80PF               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAMSLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  CONWAY SPRINGS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80PF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80PF-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 1, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS S-1S
- Registry model: [Douthitt-Weyer PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/douthitt-weyer-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220641) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wamsley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810425019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019059A), Apr 25, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL, Conway Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing on rough, sod strip leaving runway & flipping inverted.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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